{"product_id":"wide-awake-a-buddhist-guide-for-teens","title":"Wide Awake: A Buddhist Guide for Teens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Winston, Diana\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e TarcherPerigee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Multicolor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Deckle Edge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 05-08-2003\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003emodel number:\u003c\/b\u003e FBA-|283914\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e FBA-|283914\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMany of today's teenagers are tired of the pressure to compete and consume-and are looking for a different way to live their lives. This book offers an alternative: the 2,500-year old practice of Buddhism.\u003cbr\u003e\nWritten in a style that will have immediate appeal to young \"seekers\" and those wanting to understand the ancient teachings, this book addresses such relevant topics as peer pressure, emotional difficulties, stress, fostering peace, and even protecting the environment. For everyone looking for self-help, self-esteem, and self-awareness, this book offers advice on:\u003cbr\u003e\n•Discovering truth in a world of hype\u003cbr\u003e\n•Finding peace amid the ups and downs of life\u003cbr\u003e\n•Accepting ourselves\u003cbr\u003e\n•Working with difficult emotions\u003cbr\u003e\n•How to meditate\u003cbr\u003e\n•Dealing with temptations and making the right decisions about sex and drugs\u003cbr\u003e\n•Advice on volunteering, working for peace, and protecting the environment\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFrom Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nGr. 6-10. Switching between anecdotes of her own journey in Buddhism and advice on how teens can apply the Buddha's teachings to their lives, Winston offers a personal and thoughtful introduction to Buddhist thought and practice. The fundamental tenets of Buddhism are introduced through the lens of adolescence: finding karma at a high-school basketball game or promising that\u003cbr\u003e\nmetta (loving-kindness) can free teens from anger toward siblings and parents (a miracle, indeed). Winston frequently quotes from teens she has met in her work at a Buddhist center in California, showing what they have learned from Buddhism on such subjects as skipping school. The writing doesn't rely on slang that will go out of style, but Winston's retellings of Buddhist sutras and stories are delightfully colloquial (\"I want to understand life,\" the Buddha tells his father at one point. \"I can't stay cooped up in this castle\"), and her celebration of inquisitiveness and doubt will appeal to readers. Give this, along with Franz Metcalf's\u003cbr\u003e\nBuddha in Your Backpack (2002), to spiritual seekers intrigued by Buddhism.\u003cbr\u003e\nJohn Green\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDiana Winston is the director of mindfulness education at UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) where she teaches mindfulness classes, trainings, and events for the public, as well as medical and mental health professionals, youth, and educators. She is also a member of the teachers council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Northern California and has been teaching Buddhist retreats since 2000.  She is the founder of the Buddhist Alliance for Social Engagement (BASE) with the Buddhist Peace Fellowship and is an advocate for socially engaged Buddhism, teaching the interface of Buddhism and social change nationally and internationally. She is the author of\u003cbr\u003e\nWide Awake, her book for teens, as well as the coauthor with Susan Smalley of\u003cbr\u003e\nFully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness. 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